I gather you live on the eastern seaboard!
If you drive down through anywhere in Washington, Idaho or Montana you will see this. I have even seen Canadian flags as far south as Walla Walla next to the Oregon border. I do not mind it and it helps to remind me of our neighbor to the north. Although, like many Americans I consider myself patriotic and I fly a flag in front of my house. Even when I flew the Greek flag I would not fly it without an American flag above it. The one country I have been to that seems very nationalistic with flags everywhere is Turkey but that is their right. I do not think Mexico and the USA get along so well, especially with the drug smugglers. I love Mexico but unlike Canada it is not safe with the violence caused by the drug cartels. I would love to go south and tour the Hohokham ruins at Casa Grandes but it is not safe without a large group. The US State Dept has issued warnings about the border regions so I may still go down there with a group. I can travel in Canada alone but not Mexico or at least the border regions. Even with the Kurds Turkey is much safer than Mexico but Mexico is far from the most dangerous place to travel in the world. Hey what a good idea for a thread- The most dangerous countries for tourist!! I hope someday I relations will improve.

Well then, brothers and fellow citizens and soldiers, remember this in order that your memorial, your fame and freedom will be eternal.

Were not a patriotic nation. We have a dislike for nationalism and patriotism. If you go to other regions of Canada, the USA flag is common next to ours. We are not a military nation either, yet we are usually one of the first nation to fight. Funny that thought, when i go down south of the border, I never see any Canadian flags. I find that now ironic to your post eaglecap.

Yeah, same here. Often all the Nordic flags are raised in a group of flag poles, or along streets.

Australia and New Zealand make a stellar example. Caring and sharing with one another since European colonisation, if there were ever an example of fraternity in statehood it would be between these two.

They are only neighbours about as much as, say, Ireland and Jamaica though. Two thousand miles apart I think?

Two thousand miles apart!? No way. I don't think it is even 2,000 km - which is a heap closer than the Jamaica/Ireland comparison.

Being both island nations, this for us is very close. We have a higher exchange of people between eachother than with any other single nation, and do consider eachother neighbours in the state sense.

It is not the challenges a people face which define who they are, but rather the way in which they respond to those challenges.

It's true that neighbouring nations don't "click". We have a Slovenian - Croatian conflict right now. Actually we really don't like eachother. But i don't kow why and i'm sure that a lot of people don't know it either. It just "go with the herd" effect. It sucks...

Vietnam has had conflicts with China in recent decades and that is due to subtle strategic maneuvers by China. At first Xiaoping had MA supplied to Vietnam with the Ho Chi Mihn Trail but China grew more wary of them when Viet Cong set up bases in Cambodia which led to suspicion,They were looking to get aid from the USSR but were holding back because the Soviets wanted a communist government in Vietnam by their standards but the USSR brought help eventually. When the US and Vietnam came to a Paris Peace Agreement the Vietnamese were worried about being bullied by China or USSR. So they came into conflict with in the Parcel Islands and were trying to gain more territory in Cambodia to not be squeezed in on on their borders. Vietnam would also not give up territory in Cambodia and Pol Pet regime had massacred Vietnamese living there. They flushed Khmer and henceforth went into conflict with China.

Vietnam eventually has signed a pact with China since the PRC are becoming ever powerful,and are their only source for economic prosperity. PRC also is an economic role model for China.They are in a $20 billion deficit with China and Vietnam has been conceding offshore territory to china in recent years . But I'm pretty sure Vietnam is used to this because China has done this for years even when was called Dat Viet.

China seems to now how to balance a Absolutist and Republic ruled State. Even when China was a Imperial Monarchy it had civil service exams for government officials . Now it seems to be able to balance Communism with Capitalist prosperity.Vietnam is able to recognize China as the best example and cannot hold back any longer.So they have a good relationship

North Korea received help from both China and USSR in the Korean War but mainly from China giving some 300,000 troops to their aid. North Korea decided to be involved in import and export trade with the Soviet Union after the war but faltered after their fall.Their have been Nuclear Agreement concerns and also China wants to set political requirements in order to become more deeply involved in trade.But the Koreans and Chinese affairs are not abrasive.But throughout history before the modern era there has been skirmashes on the Sino-Korean border.

I think Vietnam & Thailand have cordial relations through out history.

they are rivals more than anything. Thailand was an important and willing military way point for the US when it was battling the current government of Vietnam.

AksumVanguard, Vietnam has un-resolved territorial disputes with the PRC. The only change today is that the PRC is much more pragmatic in how it deals with its neighbors. But having a war in the 70's and what would be at best cool relations doesnt mean they're good.

Canada and the USA get alone just fine, even though Canada's only true neighbor is the USA.

Except you did burn each others capitals in the 1812 war. English Canada was founded solely because of bad relations with the rebel USA.

They are only neighbours about as much as, say, Ireland and Jamaica though. Two thousand miles apart I think?

There are thousands of kilometers between Australia and anywhere! Its a six hour flight just to get out of the country.

China gets along with Vietnam and Korea pretty well through history

The East Asian forum disagrees.China has has lots of buisness in Vietnam and dominated vietnam during the Early Han, Late Han, Three Kingdoms, Tang, Yuan, and Ming dynasties. If it weren't for the fact that the Vietnamese were too powerful of the Qing, all of modern china would consider it a "lost province", it certainly has been in Chinese control more often than Tibet or Mongolia. It remains to be seen what the PRC will do - they have already invaded once.

Edited by Omar al Hashim - 25-Feb-2009 at 09:55

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